CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is a decent attempt at making a modern bullet hell shooter. However, an overreliance on self-praise and dated portrayals of female characters reduces it to a case study of things to avoid doing if you wish to succeed.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is more of the same in the best way possible, and its release brings the West one step closer to full parity with Japan, with just one title left before full parity is achieved.
While Tomba never became the success that it could have been due to launching a few years too early for its complexity and a few years too late for its visuals, over a quarter of a century after its original launch in 1997, it still holds a special place in the heart of the millions of people who played the demo disk but were unable to find the game on the shelves (myself included!)
While The Texas Chain Saw Massacre perfectly captures the essence of the movie, I am not sure that's a good thing for players who chose to play as the Family.
While Songs of Conquest is one of the best strategy games of the last few years, it is not without issue and cannot rightfully be called a "masterpiece" despite coming very close to being one.
In a time when the line between video games and traditional media is blurring more than ever before, The Rogue Prince of Persia feels like a video game in all the best ways.
After failing and flailing about like a decked fish for several years, Ubisoft not only has a successful free-2-play title, but it has created a game which has the potential to become a cornerstone of the FPS genre.
While I can not fault the developer's passion, it is time they stopped trying to make HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed a thing, as much like Gretchen's dream of making "fetch" a thing, it is never going to happen.
V Rising proves that the survival genre still has room for innovation, even as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.